New species of ancient human unearthed

More new human species are discovered

South-East Asia reveals details of ancient relatives

How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human?

The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines, reported today in Nature, will cause a lot of head-shaking among anthropologists and archaeologists.

Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found

Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more than 50,000 years ago in the northern Philippines say they plan more diggings and ...

A new species of early human is discovered in the Philippines

Homo sapiens were not as lonely as once thought

Fossils Reveal A New Species of Ancient Human in the Philippines

At the northern tip of the Philippine island of Luzon lays Callao Cave, an expansive, seven-chamber limestone warren. Researchers report today they have uncovered the bones of a now-extinct, ...

New species of human discovered in cave in Philippines

A new species of human has been discovered in a cave in the Philippines. Named Homo luzonensis after the island of Luzon where it was found, the hominin appears to have lived over 50,000 ...

New species of human discovered in a cave in the Philippines

An analysis of ancient bones has revealed a previously unknown human species named Homo luzonensis that lived in the Philippines 50,000 years ago

A handful of fossils point to a new species of human, but not everyone's convinced

One thing's for sure: the unveiling of Homo luzonensis from the island of Luzon in the Philippines underscores South-East Asia as a rival for Africa when it comes ...

New fossil human relative found in the Philippines

Small and with archaic traits, Homo luzonensis lived on an island more than 50,000 years ago. Dyani Lewis reports.

Bone fragments from unknown human relative discovered in Philippine cave

Bone fragments from unknown human relative discovered in Philippine caveBone fragments from unknown human relative discovered in Philippine cave, Published online: 10 April ...

New human species found in Philippines

There's a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that's been found in the Philippines.

A new hominid species has been found in a Philippine cave, fossils suggest

Cave fossils found in the Philippines come from a newly discovered member of the human lineage, researchers say

New species of early human found in the Philippines

An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role in hominin evolutionary history.

Potential new species of human found in cave in Philippines

This would make the 5th lineage that lived alongside modern humans.

New human species discovered in a cave in the Philippines

A tiny, long-lost cousin of our own human species was discovered, scientists announced.        

Photos: Newfound Ancient Human Relative Discovered in Philippines

The newfound hominin Homo luzonensis lived about 67,000 years ago in what is now the Philippines.

New Species of Early Human Is Even Smaller Than the 'Hobbit'

The ancient bones and teeth of a previously unknown human relative — one that was even smaller than the so-called Hobbit — have been discovered deep in a cave on an island in the Philippines.

New Species of Ancient Human Discovered in Philippine Cave

There’s a new twist in the story of human evolution: An unusual species of humans apparently lived on the Philippine island of Luzon as recently as 50,000 years ago. Called Homo luzonensis, ...

Bones, teeth found in Philippine cave could be new species of human, researchers say

Fossil bones and teeth belonging to at least three individuals found in a cave in the Philippines have revealed a new species of human that walked the earth nearly 50,000 years ago, researchers ...

Previously undiscovered species of human found in the Philippines

A previously unknown hominin has been found in a cave on Luzon, an island in the Asian archipelago. Hominins are members of the human family tree more closley related to one another than apes.

Fossils of enigmatic extinct human species found on Philippine island

Thirteen fossil bones and teeth excavated in a cave in the Philippines represent an enigmatic previously unknown human species, probably small in stature and possessing an unexpected mix of ...

New Species of Human, Homo luzonensis, Identified in the Philippines

Thirteen hominin bones found in a cave are so unique that archaeologists have determined they stem from a distinct hominin species, although others question whether the researchers have enough ...

New Species of Tiny, Extinct Human Discovered in Philippine Cave

Scientists are reporting the discovery of a previously unknown species of ancient human that lived in the Philippines over 50,000 years ago. Evidence suggests the new species, named Homo luzonensis, ...

Meet your long-lost distant cousin, Homo luzonensis

The newly discovered species may be related to the "hobbit," Homo floresiensis.

New species of ancient human found in a Philippine cave

Over the past decade, archaeologists have dug out several pieces of bones and teeth from a cave on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. These fossil remains, all estimated to be at least ...

New species of early human found in cave in the Philippines

Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of ancient human, Homo luzonensis, on Wednesday.

Multiple Denisovan-related ancestries in Papuans

Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2019 The findings are based on a new study led by Murray Cox from Massey University in New Zealand and made possible by sampling efforts led by Herawati Sudoyo ...